Discussion/Interview

The Government of India has decided to include caste enumeration in the second phase of Census 2027, and the Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India (ORGI) notified the Population Enumeration questionnaire on 14 August 2026.
Discussion

Why India Needs a Scientific, Transparent and Credible Caste Census

The Mooknayak English
6 min read
Delhi University
Education

One Rigged Exam and You’re Pursuing a PhD: Lowered Eligibility Criteria for DU PhD Admissions Slammed by Students, Accused of Enabling Corruption

Mouli Sharma
6 min read
The significance of the order lies not in creating a general exemption from criminal law, but in recognising that participation in a peaceful protest should not, by itself, become a permanent impediment to a young person’s future.
Discussion

Jantar Mantar Protest: FIRs Against Students Quashed; Is Relief Enough?

The Mooknayak English
4 min read
Honour-based violence is neither confined to any religion nor limited to any particular caste or region. It is a structural consequence of a social order that places family reputation above individual freedom, equality, and human dignity.
Discussion

The Violence of Honour: Caste, Patriarchy and Constitutional Morality

The Mooknayak English
4 min read
Razia was reportedly employed as a domestic worker by Khalid Hussain, who was also her neighbour and teacher at the school where she studied in the 8th grade.
Discussion

Kishtwar Minor’s Rape Case: Selective Societal Outrage and Price of Being Gujjar in Kashmir

Ghulam Server
8 min read
In the 80th Independence Day address, PM Narendra Modi introduced a new concept, “Dimagi Naxals” (Mental Naxals), which warrants serious academic scrutiny to distinguish between conceptual frameworks of ideas vs violence; criticism vs conspiracy; dissent vs armed rebellion.
Discussion

Dimagi Naxals and the Future of Dissent

The Mooknayak English
4 min read
The real question is whether the BSP can once again transform social discontent into organized political confidence.
Discussion

Revival of the BSP in the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election: Revisiting Kanshi Ram’s Strategies

The Mooknayak English
8 min read
The ongoing legal process for Tsunduru highlights that the state needs to implement more than just legal laws on paper; the state and the legal machinery should be fundamentally committed to the swift dispersal of justice and the dismantling of the entrenched caste system existing within society and institutions.
Discussion

35 Years After Tsunduru: Are We Still Living With the Conditions That Killed Eight Dalits?

The Mooknayak English
6 min read
Comprehensive caste enumeration is being undertaken for the first time since Independence.
Discussion

Census 2027: Counting Castes Is Easy. Counting Them Correctly Is the Real Test

The Mooknayak English
7 min read
Image for Representational Purposes Only
Discussion

'Reservation Badhao' Andolan: The Next Agenda Is Reservation in Private Universities

The Mooknayak English
5 min read
Aatika Singh's ongoing doctoral project on iconoclasm analysis the sculptural defacement of anti-caste iconography, its nexus with land ownership and the intervention of photographic archiving.
Discussion

Not Just Oppression but the Desecration of Babasaheb’s Statues Signifies Dalit Resistance Too : Aatika Singh

The Mooknayak English
6 min read
Reservation is not a substitute for economic growth, job creation, education or poverty eradication. It is an instrument of representation.
Discussion

Caste Based Reservation: The Wisdom of Wilful Surrender

Mukesh Kishore
7 min read
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